Genre: Portrait Photography Full-length seated carte-de-visite portrait of Tredway George Clarke (1835-1924), Madras Army. '...a clever and intelligent fellow, who promised to become a valuable official, and being a good scribe, was afterwards appointed secretary.' Subjects = Bowring Collectio...
Genre: Portrait Photography Head and shoulders vignetted carte-de-visite portrait. '...a very energetic young officer, but required to be kept in hand, as he was disposed to act in an arbitrary manner towards the natives. He was enthusiastic sportsman, rivalling his better known brother in his ...
Lieut. R. Cole [Mysore Commission]. Photographer: Unknown
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Genre: Portrait Photography Head and shoulders vignetted carte-de-visite portrait of Robert Andrews Cole (1835-1907). '...an enthusiastic and painstaking officer, whose genial temperament made him a favourite, and when he was superintendent of Coorg, gave him much influence over the gallant mou...
Genre: Portrait Photography Full-length standing carte-de-visite portrait of Charles Burslem Saunders, Judicial Commissioner in 1862 and then Resident at Hyderabad 1868-75. Subjects = Bowring Collection; government officers; Mysore Commission
Mr R. Kindersley [Mysore Commission]. Photographer: Unknown
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Genre: Portrait Photography Full-length seated carte-de-visite portrait of Robert Kindersley, reading at a table. '...One of the most talented and experienced officers in the Judicial branch of the Madras Service. He introduced several improvements of great value, and for the first time put the...
Major R.H. Sankey C.B. [Mysore Commission]. Photographer: Unknown
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Genre: Portrait Photography Head and shoulders vignetted carte-de-visite portrait of Richard Hieram Sankey, Royal Engineers 1846-84: '...a brave soldier, an excellent artist, and a skilful engineer, his talent being remarkable and his energy great, but his ardent and impulsive nature sometimes ...
Mr H. Hudson [Mysore Commission]. Photographer: Unknown
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Genre: Portrait Photography Head and shoulders vignetted carte-de-visite portrait of H. Hudson, Accountant-General: '...When first nominated, it was supposed that, being a Eurasian, he would not find favour in Mysore, but he discharged his difficult duties so well, and with so little cause of o...
Mr Lewis Rice C.I.E. [Mysore Commission]. Photographer: Unknown
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Genre: Portrait Photography Head and shoulders vignetted carte-de-visite portrait of William George Lewis Rice: 'The other officers of the Commission were scarcely above par, or deserving of notice, except for Mr L. Rice of the Education Department, who rose to be its head, and successfully pro...
Lieut. Van Someren [Mysore Commission]. Photographer: Unknown
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Genre: Portrait Photography Half-length seated carte-de-visite portrait of Gotlieb James Van Someren (1842-1915), Madras Army: 'Mr Van Someren of the Forest Department, an active and energetic young fellow, who exerted hmself very creditably in the service of government, and with a fair amount ...
Lieut. Col. W.C. Anderson [Mysore Commission]. Photographer: Unknown
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Genre: Portrait Photography Head and shoulders vignetted carte-de-visite portrait of William Coussmaker Anderson (1822-1893), Bombay Army, 'the extremely able head of the Survey Settlement Department, an officer of the highest reputation.' Subjects = Bowring Collection; government officers; My...